"programmes, although some presentations were sponsored by the CBC (radio and television) - especially for local jazz groups. Posters advertising events were in themselves works of art - created by local established graphic artists at no charge. The famous owl logo was created by Frank Mayers. Other poster ads were frequently created by artists Chris Wells, the Rosewarns, David Sutherland, Georges de Niverville, James Boyd and Dennis Pike. Le Hibou served food during the day and, for after hours jazz programmes, both food and alcohol. Many Canadian and international folk, blues and jazz artists, anglophone and francophone, developed their reputations"
"by French governor Étienne de Flacourt. Although he mentioned a black-and-grey ""tivouch"" or hoopoe, later authors have wondered whether this referred to the hoopoe starling or the Madagascan subspecies of hoopoe (""Upupa epops marginata""), though that bird resembles the Eurasian subspecies. The hoopoe starling was first noted on the Mascarene island of Réunion (then called ""Bourbon"") by Père Vachet in 1669, but was not described in detail until Sieur Dubois's 1674 account: Early settlers on Réunion referred to the bird as ""huppe"", due to the similarity of its crest and curved bill with that of the hoopoe. Little was recorded"
"Marabou stork The marabou stork (""Leptoptilos crumenifer"") is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the ""undertaker bird"" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of ""hair"". The name marabou is thought to be derived from the Arabic word ""murābit"" meaning quiet or hermit-like. The species was originally described in the stork genus ""Ciconia"" as ""Ciconia crumenifera"" by Lesson. The species"
"Dahu The dahu is a legendary creature well known in France, Switzerland and the north of Italy (particularly in French-speaking Aosta Valley). French, Italian and Swiss pranksters often describe the dahu as a mountain goat-like animal with legs of different sides having differing lengths to fit the mountain's side. Regional variations on its name include dahut or dairi in Jura, darou in Vosges, daru in Picardy, darhut in Burgundy, daù in Val Camonica; also called a tamarou in Aubrac and Aveyron, and tamarro in Catalonia and Andorra. The dahu cub is called a dahuot. In French lore, the dahu has"
"Hyperolius hutsebauti Hyperolius hutsebauti is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo north of the Congo River, although the actual limits of its distribution are unclear. The specific name ""hutsebauti"" honours Franz Joseph Hutsebaut (1886–1954), a Catholic missionary in what was then Belgian Congo. Common name Ibembo reed frog has been coined for it. ""Hyperolius hutsebauti"" was first described as a subspecies of ""Hyperolius tuberculatus"". It is now recognized as a distinct species within the so-called ""Hyperolius tuberculatus"" complex, which includes ""Hyperolius dintelmanni"" as the third species. Molecular data suggest"
"about the hoopoe starling during the next 100 years, but specimens began to be brought to Europe during the 18th century. Although the species was first scientifically described by French naturalist Philippe Guéneau de Montbeillard in the 1779 edition of Comte de Buffon's ""Histoire Naturelle"", it did not receive its scientific name until its designation by Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert for the book's 1783 edition. Boddaert named the bird ""Upupa varia""; its genus name is that of the hoopoe, and its specific name means ""variegated"", describing its black-and-white colour. Boddaert provided Linnean binomial names for plates in Buffon's works, so"
"bird as ""Ardea dubia"" in 1789 while Latham later used the name ""Ardea argala"" for the Indian bird. Temminck used the name ""Ciconia marabou"" in 1824 based on the local name used in Senegal for the African bird and this was also applied to the Indian species. This led to considerable confusion between the African and Indian species. The marabou stork of Africa looks somewhat similar but their disjunct distribution ranges, differences in bill structure, plumage, and display behaviour support their treatment as separate species. Most storks fly with their neck outstretched, but the three ""Leptoptilos"" species retract their neck"
"a French botanist named Professor Louis Claude Marie Richard. ""Helleborine"" may refer to deer using the orchid for food (many conservationists have noted that helleborine orchids are grazed by deer ). Alternatively it may denote that the plants are similar to hellebores (a group of species in the family Ranunculaceae). ""Hellebore"" comes from the Greek ""álkē"" and ""bora"", translating as ""fawn"" and ""food of beasts"". In German, ""Cephalanthera"" are referred to as Waldvöglein, meaning little birds of the wood, a reference to the winged appearance of the flowers. Cephalanthera rubra Cephalanthera rubra, known as red helleborine, is an orchid found"
"feathers of an ostrich, which echoes Dubois' description. Likewise, a subfossil lower jaw found in 1994 showed that the bill of the Réunion ibis was relatively short and straight for an ibis, which corresponds with Dubois' woodcock comparison. Cheke and Hume have suggested that the French word (""bécasse"") from Dubois' original description, usually translated to ""woodcock"", could also mean oystercatcher, another bird with a long, straight, but slightly more robust, bill. They have also pointed out that the last sentence is mistranslated, and actually means the bird could be caught by running after it. The bright colouration of the plumage"
"other Mascarene birds only known from contemporary accounts, the red rail and the Réunion swamphen. As the name ""Apterornis"" had already been used for a different bird by the English biologist Richard Owen, and the other former names were likewise invalid, Bonaparte coined the new binomial ""Ornithaptera borbonica"" in 1854 (Bourbon was the original French name for Réunion). In 1854, the German ornithologist Hermann Schlegel placed the solitaire in the same genus as the dodo, and named it ""Didus apterornis"". He restored it strictly according to contemporary accounts, which resulted in an ibis or stork-like bird instead of a dodo."
"French also referred to South American macaws as ""Indian ravens"" during the 17th century, and the name was used for hornbills by Dutch, French, and English speakers in the East Indies. Sir Thomas Herbert referred to the broad-billed parrot as ""Cacatoes"" (cockatoo) in 1634, with the description ""birds like Parrats, fierce and indomitable"", but naturalists did not realise that he was referring to the same bird. Even after subfossils of a parrot matching the descriptions were found, French zoologist Emile Oustalet argued that the ""Indian raven"" was a hornbill whose remains awaited discovery. The Mauritian ornithologist France Staub was in"
"1st of April tradition, April Fools' Day. Dahu The dahu is a legendary creature well known in France, Switzerland and the north of Italy (particularly in French-speaking Aosta Valley). French, Italian and Swiss pranksters often describe the dahu as a mountain goat-like animal with legs of different sides having differing lengths to fit the mountain's side. Regional variations on its name include dahut or dairi in Jura, darou in Vosges, daru in Picardy, darhut in Burgundy, daù in Val Camonica; also called a tamarou in Aubrac and Aveyron, and tamarro in Catalonia and Andorra. The dahu cub is called a"
"in Africa and Madagascar. The hamerkop was first described by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 in his landmark ""Ornithologia"", published two years after the tenth edition of Carl Linnaeus' ""Systema Naturae"". Brisson's work was later incorporated by Linnaeus into the 12th edition of the ""Systema Naturae"". Brisson's names for bird genera were widely adopted by the ornithological community despite the fact that he did not use Linnaeus' binomial system. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ruled in 1911 that Brisson's genera were available under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, so Brisson is considered to be the"
"Hoopoe starling The hoopoe starling, also known as the Réunion starling or Bourbon crested starling (""Fregilupus varius""), is a species of starling which lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion, and became extinct in the 1850s. Its closest relatives were the Rodrigues starling and the Mauritius starling from nearby islands, and the three apparently originated in Southeast Asia. The bird was first mentioned during the 17th century and was long thought to be related to the hoopoe, from which its name is derived. Although a number of affinities have been proposed, it was confirmed as a starling in a DNA"
"Jacobin cuckoo The Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo, or pied crested cuckoo (""Clamator jacobinus"") is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It has been associated with a bird in Indian mythology and poetry, known as the ""chataka"" (Sanskrit: चातक) represented as a bird with a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst. The Jacobin cuckoo was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc,"
"starling may have survived longer due to Réunion's rugged topography and highlands, where it spent much of the year. Hoopoe starling The hoopoe starling, also known as the Réunion starling or Bourbon crested starling (""Fregilupus varius""), is a species of starling which lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion, and became extinct in the 1850s. Its closest relatives were the Rodrigues starling and the Mauritius starling from nearby islands, and the three apparently originated in Southeast Asia. The bird was first mentioned during the 17th century and was long thought to be related to the hoopoe, from which its name"
"during the Late Miocene and Pliocene. The genus ""Circus"" was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. Most harriers are placed in this genus. The word ""Circus"" is derived from the Ancient Greek ""kirkos"", referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (""kirkos"", ""circle""), probably the hen harrier. The name ""harrier"" is thought to have been derived either from Harrier (dog), or by a corruption of ""harrower"", or directly from ""harry"". ""Ring-tail"" is an informal term used by birders for the juveniles and females of several harrier species when seen in the field"
"Swamp boubou The swamp boubou (""Laniarius bicolor""), also known as the Gabon boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae or bushshrike family. It is native to western and southern Central Africa. In the north of their range, savannah thickets constitute an important part of their habitat, while in the south they are strongly associated with river systems and marshes, for which they are named. The pair bond appears to be maintained by duetting, which in the south is generally synchronous or overlapping. It is most similar to ""L. major"" subsp. ""major"", with which it perhaps hybridizes, but the"
"Montagu's harrier The Montagu's harrier (""Circus pygargus"") is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu. The first formal description of Montagu's harrier was by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ""Systema Naturae"" under the binomial name ""Falco pygargus"". The genus ""Circus"" was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek. ""Circus"" is from ""kirkos"", referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (""kirkos"", ""circle""), probably the hen"
"mysterious bird described by Leguat, and called ""Leguat's giant"" by some ornithologists. ""Leguat's giant"" is now thought to be based on a locally extinct population of flamingos. In 1987, subfossils of a recently extinct species of ibis from Réunion were described as ""Borbonibis latipes"" by the French palaeontologists Cécile Mourer-Chauviré and François Moutou, and thought related to the bald ibises of the genus ""Geronticus"". In 1994, the ""stork"" remains were shown to belong to this ibis as well. The 1987 discovery led the English biologist Anthony S. Cheke to suggest to one of the describers of ""Borbonibis"" that the subfossils"
"feet she becomes a merlette""). In French ""un merle"", from Latin ""merula"", is a male blackbird, a member of the thrush family. A ""merlette"" in common parlance is a female blackbird, but in heraldic terminology is defined as ""une figure représentant une canette mornée"" (""a figure representing a little female duck 'blunted'""). ""Une cane"" is a female duck (male ""canard"", ""drake"") and ""une canette"", the diminutive form, is "" a little female duck"". The verb ""morner"" in ancient French means ""to blunt"", in heraldic terminology the verbal adjective ""morné(e)"" means: ""sans langue, sans dents, sans ongles et des oiseaux sans"
"with a red beak and feet. Dubois' description is as follows: The Jesuit priest Brown described the bird somewhat differently, indicating smaller size and some flight ability: The bird is attested to have exclusively occurred on the Plaine des Cafres, the high plateau of Réunion between the Piton des Neiges and the Piton de la Fournaise (Dubois gives no locality information, but all other authors restrict the bird to the plateau). De Villers stated the following about the nesting behaviour of the bird in 1708: Many other endemic species on Réunion became extinct after the arrival of humans and the"
"the creature's wings. The term ""Loogaroo"" also used to describe the soucouyant, possibly comes from the French mythological creature called the Loup-garou, a type of werewolf; often confused with each other since they are pronounced the same. In Haiti, what would be considered a werewolf, is called ""jé-rouges"" (""red eyes""). As in Haiti, the Loogaroo is also common in Mauritian culture. In Suriname this creature is called ""Asema"". As the legend of the Soucouyant has been verbally passed down over the centuries, the story has changed with the passage of time, so that the Soucouyant is no longer exclusively described"
"is now extirpated. Réunion harrier The Réunion harrier or Réunion marsh harrier (""Circus maillardi"") is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. It is now found only on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, although fossil material from Mauritius has been referred to this species. It is known locally as the papangue or pied jaune. The Malagasy harrier (""C. macrosceles"") of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands was previously treated as a subspecies of this bird but is increasingly regarded as a separate species. The Réunion harrier appears to be declining in numbers and it is"
"days of the settlement of Réunion it was hunted for food on a large scale, and was considered as tasty as the ortolan bunting (""Emberiza hortulana""). As late as the 1970s it was hunted excessively. It is also kept as pet. Réunion bulbul The Réunion bulbul (""Hypsipetes borbonicus"") is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Réunion. The Réunion bulbul was originally described in the genus ""Turdus"". Formerly, some authorities also considered the Mauritius bulbul to be a subspecies of the Réunion bulbul. Alternate names for the Réunion bulbul include the Bourbon thrush, olivaceous"
"name ""Rhynochetos"", and the clade name Rhynochetidae, are derived from the Greek ""rhis"" meaning nose and ""chetos"" meaning corn, referring to the corn-shaped flaps over the nostrils. The specific name ""jubatus"" is derived from the Latin ""iabatus"" meaning crested. The name kagu is derived from the Melanesian names for the species. The species is variously known as the ""kavu"" or ""kagou"" in the Kanak languages, and as the ""cagou"" in French (also used as an alternative spelling in English). The kagu is a ground-living bird, in length. The weight can vary considerably by individual and by season, ranging from ."
"in the genus ""Lullula"" that was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829. The current genus name is onomatopoeic from French “Lulu”, the name given to the bird by de Buffon. The French name, ""Alouette lulu"", and the scientific name, ""Lullula arborea"", are derived from the sound of its song. The specific ""arborea"" is from Latin ""arbor, arboris"", ""tree"". There are two subspecies of woodlark: This is a 13.5- to 15-cm-long bird, slightly smaller than the skylark being roughly 20% shorter. The woodlark is mainly brown above and pale below, but with a distinctive white superciliar meeting"
"Réunion harrier The Réunion harrier or Réunion marsh harrier (""Circus maillardi"") is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. It is now found only on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, although fossil material from Mauritius has been referred to this species. It is known locally as the papangue or pied jaune. The Malagasy harrier (""C. macrosceles"") of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands was previously treated as a subspecies of this bird but is increasingly regarded as a separate species. The Réunion harrier appears to be declining in numbers and it is classed as an"
"vulnerable species, and very dependent on nest protection. Bird protection non-governmental organizations participate in their protection, in collaboration with concerned landowners. Once a nest is spotted in a field, it can be safeguarded either by relocating it to a safer area or by creating a protected space which will not be harvested. In France and in the Iberian Peninsula, an average 60% of nestlings are saved by this kind of measures. Montagu's harrier The Montagu's harrier (""Circus pygargus"") is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu. The first formal"
"name ""Le petit grimpereau a longue queue du Cap de Bonne Espérance"" and the Latin ""Certhia Longicauda Minor Capitis Bonae Spei"". Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his ""Systema Naturae"" for the twelfth edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson. One of these was the orange-breasted sunbird. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name ""Certhia violacea"" and cited Brisson's work. This species is now the only"
"Cape bunting The Cape bunting (""Emberiza capensis"") is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Cape bunting in his ""Ornithologie"" based on a specimen collected at the Cape of Good Hope. He used the French name ""L'ortolan du Cap de Bonne Espérance"" and the Latin ""Hortulanus capitis bonae spei"". Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his ""Systema Naturae"" for"
"Réunion bulbul The Réunion bulbul (""Hypsipetes borbonicus"") is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Réunion. The Réunion bulbul was originally described in the genus ""Turdus"". Formerly, some authorities also considered the Mauritius bulbul to be a subspecies of the Réunion bulbul. Alternate names for the Réunion bulbul include the Bourbon thrush, olivaceous bulbul, Réunion black bulbul and Réunion merle. The appearance of the Réunion bulbul is similar to that of the Mauritius bulbul but is slightly smaller with a length of 22 cm. It is ashy gray with a blackish crest and the"
"Blue coua The blue coua (""Coua caerulea"") is a species of bird in the cuckoo (Cuculidae) family. It is endemic to the island of Madagascar. This species was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766. There was once twelve species of ""Coua"" but only eight or nine are still extant. The genus ""Coua"" derives from ""koa"", the Malagasy name for a cuckoo. In French the bird is known as Coua bleu. The bird's feathers are a deep blue and there is a distinctive blue oval area around the eye which is free of feathers. Like all cuckoos they have large feet,"